Labour Day 2005 - Where did you ride?

**NhuanH** · 24th October 2005, 16:34

and lastly here: Bit of a game of Where's Wally eh?

**Zed** · 24th October 2005, 16:39

Originally Posted by NhuanH

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Paco, Dave, Marmoot, and I guess you are taking the pic! Waz that yesterday? Good to see such a great line up of bikes, two brand new ones too!!

**HDTboy** · 24th October 2005, 16:43

Originally Posted by Keystone19

and then we hit the rain. Not just a few light showers, but heavy persistent rain for about 50km.

Good ride all in all though, shame about the rain at the end.

it's only 49Ks from wellsford to cowcop

**crashe** · 24th October 2005, 16:43

2005 Labour weekend rides

Saturday: Left AK 9am to head down to Hamilton on SH1 to see a mate and I also got to met StrayJuliet and Wolf, awesome couple with two great little cubs.
Came back up the same way late afternoon/evening.
I did spot Waylander heading north when I was going down to Hamilton... Man does he wave or what

291kms

Sunday: Left Ak at 9am to head down SH1 to Pokeno, onto SH2 to the turnoff onto H27 to Matamata, over the Kaimais and to visit a good friend and her partner. They both ride bikes, but she is preggers, so she is off the bike for a wee while.
I came back up to Auckland the same way.
It was the first time to Matamata and over the Kaimais.
Spotted a few riders at the top of the Kaimais.

Heading down SH2, I clicked onto the back of 3 riders - 1 Harley and 2 sportsbikes, they turned off to Tauranga. We waved goodbye...

Got back to Auckland in the evening - Awesome ride.
421kms

Monday: At about 11am I headed up 16 to the roundabout turnoff and turned left to head up to South Head. First time ride to South Head.
Went right up to where the gravel road starts. A tad rough road, but there is one awesome view thou. 1 km back from the gravel road right on the bend... Now that is a million dollar view. Rode throu Helensville to almost Kaukopakopa, turned right and headed over to Orewa... Caught up with a mate for a bite to eat and a drink. Then back down past Diary Flat, throu Albany, along Greenheithe and home.... (no rain)
190kms

Total 902kms

Spotted lots of riders out there and waved to them all.
:spudwave: :spudwave: :spudwave:
Most waved back or a quick nod, which is great.

**NhuanH** · 24th October 2005, 16:45

Originally Posted by Zed

Paco, Dave, Marmoot, and I guess you are taking the pic! Waz that yesterday? Good to see such a great line up of bikes, two brand new ones too!!

Nope, both Ngaruawahia and Wellsford were today! I thought, what the hey, it's my bday, I'll do what I wanna...

You need to see that R1 up close Matt. It is bad-ass!

**froggyfrenchman** · 24th October 2005, 16:46

Went for a pub crawl ride round the Bay. Very scenic and enjoyable. Then came home and let some of the youngins in the family have a blast on the pocket bike, i fell on my ass wheelstanding it. Those things have no point of ballence!

**Phurrball** · 24th October 2005, 16:46

Mrs P and I took our respecctive steeds down to Maraetai late yesterday.

Traffic was arse along Tamaki drive, and there were a few unplanned detours along the way - but that added to the experience. (Map was shite, route ill-planned, navigation incompetent by both parties.)

But once beyond city limits

bliss...

Saw a big bunch of bikes heading back towards town just before we got there.

Mrs P's first biggish ride on her FXR - she had a ball (And laughed at how greedy the Bandit was when we filled up.)

'Twas quite a day for it yesterday.

**_Gina_** · 24th October 2005, 16:51

[QUOTE=HDTboy]Saturday: SH22 (saw a blue VTR1000)
QUOTE]

T'was stifarms I would expect!!

**skidz** · 24th October 2005, 16:53

Had to take the cage to Cambridge and totally bummed me out every time I saw a bike, whether it was on the road or not.

Oh well, back now, so must go for a ride now it's turned to black clouds.

**HDTboy** · 24th October 2005, 16:55

Thought it probably was

**Zed** · 24th October 2005, 16:57

Originally Posted by crashe

Total 902kms

Spotted lots of riders out there and waved to them all.
:spudwave: :spudwave: :spudwave:
Most waved back or a quick nod, which is great.

Yeah I got the same response from all bikes I waved or nodded to, still struggled trying not to feel like a right dork when I got ignored!

I only clocked up around 700kms these past 3 days. Sat arvo rode with Swanman for a blast out to Maretai/Helensville/Kaukop/Home. Saw Mr Avignon at Maretai who rode back to 16 with us. Yesterday turned up to Drunken Monkeys northland tour up 16, I had to return early so turned back home after we went thru that blasted checkpoint at Kaukop.

Work tomorrow, yeah! NOT

**Blackbird** · 24th October 2005, 16:58

Hi Matthew

Coromandel first thing Saturday morning. Rained all the way from Tokoroa and blew a gale so had to be careful. Painted all weekend and headed beck at lunchtime today. Millions of dickhead tintops on the Thames Coast Road and it was hard going. Detector went nuts just south of Thames on laser band but didn't see the source. Ummm..... I was well over the limit and I hope they didn't get my plate, wherever they were.

Traffic thinned out after that and it was an excellent ride round the backroads right to Tirau where SH 1 was really clogged, with cops everywhere. Still, just nice to be out eh?

Safe riding.

Geoff

**Grizz** · 24th October 2005, 16:59

Me and a mate who was on a beeootifull blue Blackbird, headed up to the lookout via Old Nth road, Peak Road etc, had an excellent blat, blew some cobwebs out and got back safe and sound.